Length7h 39m
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Excerpt: "All the world knows the tale of the Rising of 1745. It is a story that each generation cherishes with undiminished affection. Some have called it the last burst of chivalry in modern history, and doubtless for that reason when other more vital aspects are forgotten, the campaign of Prince Charlie will sustain its fascination and its glamour. In an age peculiarly commonplace and sordid, it carried the spirit of romance well-nigh to the throne itself; in a period almost destitute of loyalty and patriotism it glorified the reckless gallantry and self-sacrifice of devotion. That Charles Edward Stuart could land with only seven followers and carry all before him into the very heart of England is wonderful enough. But that in the days of his misfortune and flight no one was found to claim the reward for his life is finer still. That poor, unarmed, uneducated men were ready to die in hundreds is a testimony not easily forgotten. Of those great days when the Jacobite army marched south much has been written, and the facts are familiar to all. But of those grey days following Culloden Moor less is known, and in the last fluttering of the Jacobite Cause there is much that must necessarily baffle and perplex the casual reader. The Highlands were to a large extent divided in opinion. There were Jacobite clans, and Hanoverian clans, while between the two were men like Major Fraser of our story, anxious to keep clear of both. There were devoted chiefs like Lochiel, scheming chiefs like Lovat, chiefs who wavered and trifled like Macleod, or were downright traitors like Glengarry and Barisdale, and there were the tragi-comedians like poor Murray of Broughton, who was more hated than he deserved. Finally there were, like poppies in the grain, the adventurers, men with nothing to lose and something to gain (such as Muckle John himself), serving no chief, nor clan, marauders more Jacobite than Hanoverian, like birds of prey hovering for the kill. It is of this side of the '45 that I have principally treated. Clan jealousies again must not be forgotten, and the universal hatred of the Campbells played, as always, its miserable part. Those who condemn Cumberland and his troops must not forget that in the persecution after Culloden the hunting down of the fugitives was ardently pursued by the Highland militia and the men from Argyllshire. The story of a campaign is but a lightning flash in the history of a nation. Long after, the thunder rolls into silence. The Rebellion of the '45 was only the fuse that destroyed at a blow the clan system of centuries. From Culloden onwards the transit of the old into the new was swift and tragic in its coming."
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GenreLiterary Classics, History
Length7 hrs 39 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 24, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I HOW PRINCE CHARLIE CAME TO INVERNESS
2CHAPTER II THE COMING OF MUCKLE JOHN
3CHAPTER III THE END OF THE JACOBITE CAUSE
4CHAPTER IV FRENCH GOLD
5CHAPTER V LOCH ARKAIG
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6CHAPTER VI THE WATCHERS BY NIGHT
7CHAPTER VII BURIED TREASURE
8CHAPTER VIII FLIGHT
9CHAPTER IX THE TURN OF THE SCALES
10CHAPTER X THE LAST FLICKER
11CHAPTER XI A NARROW ESCAPE
12CHAPTER XII IN THE HANDS OF THE DUKE
13CHAPTER XIII MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS
14CHAPTER XIV MUCKLE JOHN SHOWS HIS HAND
15CHAPTER XV "A MUIRFOWL SNARED"
16CHAPTER XVI THE CAVE IN GLENMORISTON
17CHAPTER XVII THE HOLDING OF THE PASS
18CHAPTER XVIII THE WHISTLE OF THE BANSHEE
19CHAPTER XIX THE DANCE OF THE MACKENZIES
20CHAPTER XX AN UNWILLING ACCOMPLICE
21CHAPTER XXI THE CAPTURE OF LORD LOVAT
22CHAPTER XXII MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE
23CHAPTER XXIII THE HOUSE OF THE FOUR MEN
24CHAPTER XXIV THE END OF A TALE
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